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I hope that government workers can be proactive. … Doling out punishment constantly would only cause them to have a mentality of 'the less one does, the fewer mistakes one makes.'

— Yeh Kuang-shih Minister critical of delays in Airport Rail construction (2013)

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As a leader, you should have values and beliefs... It is simply irresponsible to respond to public criticism by simply giving someone a demerit.

Minister critical of delays in Airport Rail construction (2013)

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